Milk-bottle holder



W. L. SCHWAB ET AL Aug. 11, 1925.

MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Dec. 7, 1923 mmmm-llm Patented Aug. 11, 1925.

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WILLIAM L. SCHWAB, F FINDLAY, AND CHARLES B. VOGHT, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

MILK-BOTTLE HOLDER.

Application filed December 7, 1923. Serial No. 679,160.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM L. SOHWAB and CHARLES B. VoeH'r, citizensof the United States, and residents of Findlay, in

the county of Hancock and State of Ohio, and Toledo, in the county ofLucas and State of Ohio, respectively, have invented a new and usefulMilk-Bottle Holder, which invention is fully set forth in the followingspecification.

Our invention has for its object to provide an adjustable bottle supportthat will securely hold bottles of different sizes in a desired positionand prevent them from being tipped over. The invention is particularlyof value when used for supporting milk bottles. Pint, half pint or quartbottles may be placed in the support. It provides an attractive devicethat may be located well above the reach of dogs and cats, and one thatwill hold the bottle from being tipped over by the wind.

The invention may be contained in bottleholding devices of differentforms. To illustrate a practical application of the invention we haveselected the bottle holder contained in the invention and shall describeit hereinafter. The bottle holder is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings. Fig. 1 of the drawings is a front view of the bottle holder.Fig. 2-is a vertical sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a sectional viewtaken on the line 33 indicated in Fig. 1.

A supporting board 1 is provided with a sheet metal panel member 2,having a raised portion 3. A bar 4 extends through an opening formed inthe lower end of the panel 2 and up back of the panel. The bar issecured in position for vertical sliding move- Inents by'a strap 5 thatis secured on the back of the panel 3. A tension spring 6 is connectedto the upper end of the bar 4 and to a pin, or rivet, 7 that is securedin the upper end of the panel 2. The board 1 may be provided with achannel 8 for receiving the spring 6.

The lower end portion of the bar 4 extends at right angles to the bodyportion of the bar, and a flanged plate 10 is secured to the end of thebar 4 by means of a suitable strap 11. A yoke 12 that may be formed ofan elastic metal strip is secured to the panel at a point above theflanged plate 10 by means of the screw bolts 18 that may also be usedfor securing the strap 5 in position. A milk bottle 14 may be insertedon the plate 10 and the plate 10 pushed down against the tension of thespring 6 until the neck of the bottle may be readily inserted in theyoke 12. The spring 6 will draw the plate 10 upwards and lift and holdthe shoulder, or the enlarged portion of the milk bottle 14, against thelower edge of the yoke 12.

I claim:

In a bottle holder, a panel, a metal yoke secured to the panel, aflanged plate, a bar having a portion extending at right angles to thebody portion of the bar and for supporting the plate beneath the yoke,the said bar slidably supported in the panel, a spring connected to theupper end of the bar and to the panel for elastically raising the platetowards the yoke and pressing the shoulder portion of the bottle againstthe lower edge of the yoke.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names to thisspecification.

WILLIAM L. SCHWAB. CHARLES B. VOGHT,

